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I normally wouldn‘t go quite as far as saying that but I must admit that there was one occasion when I really did think that. A good few years ago I was staying in a London Travelodge which was very understaffed at breakfast time. It was very difficult to get a full breakfast as there were...

I certainly think that the Tories are too right wing at the present time, and any move further to the right will not win them more support, but alienate even more former Tory voters who have always been more to the centre. It‘s slightly right of centre voters like myself, who have always voted...

I used to have friends who lived in Blackpool, they were teachers, and I sometimes used to go and stay in their house during August when they were away on holiday. Sometimes I would have a 7 Day NW Rover whilst there and was regularly treated like a naughty little schoolboy because my ticket was...

Older non refurbished Travelodges used to have plenty of wardrobe space, shelves and drawers. During the last 10 years the newer refurbishments including Super rooms and new look rooms have to some extent restored storage space. It was the very stark minimalist refurbishments of basic rooms...

I find them too basic in the fact that I like somewhere to store my clothes and belongings. Just a few coat hangers in a corner without any shelves or drawers is not enough for me if I'm staying more than one night. Just somewhere to store my socks and underwear would be nice. The last time I...

I haven't stayed in a Travelodge recently as most of my stays these days are for at least 3 nights and I find them too basic. I've never stayed in the out of town ones near motorway junctions etc. All of the City Centre locations I have stayed in have had a small dining area serving breakfasts...

The £2 fare has really helped those who need to make a journey before 0900. When you consider that day tickets from most other bus companies including Stagecoach, First and Arriva are mostly valid all day Trent Barton continue to charge an extra £3.50 for a ZigZag day ticket or on their daily...

It's difficult to work out, from reading the various press reports, what exactly this means. Could it mainly be those Premier Inn's where the restaurant is in a separate pub like building next door such as Beefeater or Brewers Fayre or those where the restaurant is very much a part of the...

I only very occasionally use the Red Arrow and that’s usually off peak during the week. When I do it’s usually around 10.30am from Nottingham to Derby and returning at around 2.30pm. They have always at that time of day been lightly loaded with often no more than a dozen passengers. I’ve often...

They could probably just about manage to match the timings of the 222’s on the Nottinghams. Without the extra engines they wouldn’t be able to match the timings over the gradients north of Derby on the Sheffields. As the delays in getting the 810’s delivered and into service continue to...

Tyndrum is the smallest settlement to have more than one railway station but if keeping to the thread title it certainly is not a town. It’s a small village with a population of under 200.

It’s well worth doing. The part I did between Cromford and Ambergate is really beautiful. The canal originally went for around 15 miles right through to Langley Mill and much of the course of it can still be followed. There’s another very nice stretch near Ironville just to the east of the...

I’m also getting a bit like that when planning short holidays of just a few days, especially during the winter months. I have them penciled in in my diary, book my hotel at a flexible cancellable rate, then if a few days before it’s looking like the weather is going to be bad, I cancel and don’t...

Definately, but it’s worn surprisingly well.

I’ve done a couple of walks in two very contrasting areas of Derbyshire during the last week.The first walk was in an ex industrial area near Ilkeston and the the second walk just outside the Peak District National Park near Matlock. My first walk of about 9 miles began at Shipley Country Park...

I agree. The refurbishment of the 158 done for EMT when by Stagecoach has certainly lasted quite well. They certainly don’t feel like trains that are almost 35 years old now. I don‘t suppose they will have much more than another 10 years in service. I won’t start speculation about what old...

BBC1 East Midlands had a 45 minute opt out on Wednesday evening following the 10 o’clock News. This was concerning the elections for the new East Midlands Mayor. This election is for Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, Derby and Derbyshire.

There are currently a number of threads discussing various refurbishments both XC and others including EMR. I may have missed it but have there been any comments about how a future Labour Government may view these refurbishments in light of their proposals for some degree of nationalisation and...

I’m planning on doing a longer journey on 7th May travelling from Nottingham to Aberdeen. I’m going to set off very early in the morning and hope that I can arrive by mid afternoon. Hopefully I won’t have too many problems with cancellations but as long as I get there eventually that day I will...

Nottingham and Sutton do seem to be very reliable in recent months but they have also been through bad times. For example the Threes were terribly unreliable with many cancellations before the new buses arrived. Before TrentBarton gave up on the 141 it had become so unreliable that people really...